Christians and missionaries in India
Subtitle: cross-cultural communication since 1500, with special reference to caste, conversion, and colonialism
By: edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg ; associate editor, Alaine Low.
Contributors: Frykenberg, Robert Eric.; Low, Alaine M.
Series: Studies in the history of Christian missions
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub.; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
Subjects: Missions -- India -- History
Description: The subtle complexities of Christian missionary activity in India from the 16th through the 20th centuries are discussed in 16 articles by scholars of religion, history, and anthropology in Denmark, Sweden, the UK, France, Australia, India, and the US. An introduction and an overview to the diverse Christian groups in India are provided by Frykenberg (emeritus, history, U. of Wisconsin-Madison). Other topics include the first European missionaries on Sanskrit grammar, the Tranquebar mission, the German missionary education of two 19th- century Indian intellectuals, two articles on the Santals, and several papers that describe missionary interference in traditions of caste.--From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.